BA (Hons) Sociology
Overview
This course is advanced entry only to Year 2 or Year 3 depending on your previous qualifications. There is no Year 1 entry available.
This Sociology degree is designed to give you an understanding of how individuals shape and are shaped by the social contexts they inhabit. It’s a challenging but rewarding programme designed to equip you with the aptitudes and capabilities that public and private sector employers demand, including:
- How to analyse complex issues
- How to engage in critical thinking
- How to communicate to a variety of audiences
- How to develop innovative solutions to real-world challenges
Are you analytical, curious and ready to question your own assumptions about the world? Are you keen to hone your communication skills, learn how to articulate an argument and shape your own career direction? Then this is the Sociology degree for you.
This course scored an impressive 92% for Overall Student Satisfaction in the 2021 National Student Survey (NSS). Plus, Abertay is widely regarded as THE place to come for high quality teaching. But don’t take our word for it:
- UK University of the Year for Teaching Quality (The Times/Sunday Times Good University Guide 2021).
- Top 10 in the UK for Student Satisfaction with Teaching, Course and Feedback (Guardian University Guide 2021).
- UK Top 10 for Student Satisfaction (National Student Survey 2020).
